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Anyone else just had a really fucking horrible week?

130 replies

bushproblems · 08/01/2026 18:00

My car is playing up
My boss is unhappy with my work
I’ve put on half a stone over Christmas
Im having an absolute bitch of a period
Im skint

Feeling very sorry for myself today :(

OP posts:
FFSToEverythingSince2020 · 08/01/2026 19:22

Worst and maybe last week of my life. My DH, and carer, is having a mental health breakdown while it looks like I might have cellulitis. I’m so incredibly sick and I’m not sure I’ll come through this.

JennyForeigner · 08/01/2026 19:23

Counted the hours to back to school. 11am kid A returned by school with vicious fast onset ear infection. Up all night in agony and voms through tuesday. Tuesday autistic child (B) wakes up with flea bites due to the cats anti flea stuff being of fuck all use these days. Can't stop scratching so that she gets tracking red bites and scares us all silly. Penicillin, which she won't take. Fleas in every bed. Wednesday: child C commences throwing up. Strong grounds to be believe some stupid oaf of a husband puts kitchen towel in the toilet while clearing up.

Thursday: toilet blocked and backing up. Two vomming kids and one in need of urgent care.

Fuck this week. Fuck it all to hell.

SpringIsComingSoonFolks · 08/01/2026 19:23

bushproblems · 08/01/2026 18:13

Luckily, my bush problem was solved! Something to do with weevils…….

Eek! 😳

justsayitonemoretime · 08/01/2026 19:27

tobee · 08/01/2026 18:50

Luckily, my bush problem was solved! Something to do with weevils…….

Sounds painful

Lol, that's exactly what I was going to say! ( But didn't)! 😂

Onlyontuesday · 08/01/2026 19:27

I love my 6yo but she talks non stop, often in a fake annoying baby voice, and it's really annoying. I'm really trying not to let it show.

@JennyForeigner after a recent battle with fleas I recommend Seresto collars + indorex spray.

JennyForeigner · 08/01/2026 19:34

Onlyontuesday · 08/01/2026 19:27

I love my 6yo but she talks non stop, often in a fake annoying baby voice, and it's really annoying. I'm really trying not to let it show.

@JennyForeigner after a recent battle with fleas I recommend Seresto collars + indorex spray.

Thank you! It is spectacularly grim and dispiriting. He's my cat and I feel like absolute heel for not having been more careful about his medication and it having literally come back bite the kids.

fivetriangulartrees · 08/01/2026 19:36

FFSToEverythingSince2020 · 08/01/2026 19:22

Worst and maybe last week of my life. My DH, and carer, is having a mental health breakdown while it looks like I might have cellulitis. I’m so incredibly sick and I’m not sure I’ll come through this.

I am so sorry. Sending you both strength and love.

Lightuptheroom · 08/01/2026 19:38

For the fleas - indorex
For the toilet, give your DH the plunger and tell him to sort it!
First week back after Christmas, supposedly being put forward for a nice promotion, team manager has gone quiet and not answering my requests for a 1:1 , everyone else seems to know something about this that I don't. Sick to death of senior management chasing after a select few and leaving me behind.
Fed up with being cold, heated under blanket gave up last night.
Dogs being needy because they don't like being cold either, one deciding he's going to howl the house down at 2am. (Thought they were supposed to be easier than children ??)
DH and I both unable to shake flu/cold horrible snotty viral thing.

lissie123 · 08/01/2026 19:39

Yeah I want to consign this week into the fuck it bucket. Dropped by a client at work, friend admitted to hospital with sepsis and very seriously ill. Have a cold from hell and constantly coughing or blowing my nose. This week can do one ☝️

AmazingBees · 08/01/2026 19:46

Ex informed me earlier this week that he won't be having DS overnight anymore (it was only 1 night a month anyway!). Then this morning he said he won't use his holiday to cover childcare in school hols (I asked him to do 2 days in Feb half term). I just feel so angry today, and tearful as I'm exhausted juggling work and a 4 year old by myself all the time.

AxolotlEars · 08/01/2026 19:48

Well the last three year have been horrendous but the last year was even worse than the previous two. Today I cried and was a bit shouty when I found out my husband hadn't bought the milk. The thing is I wouldn't normally be bothered ...I'm a 'it's not the end of the world' kind of person. So the fact that I was bothered tells me that I am really really not okay and that's made me extra upset.

Thewonderfuleveryday · 08/01/2026 19:49

Yes.
Possible infected anal fissure. Thanks IBS. Christ knows what surgery I might need again. I can't even comfort eat out of it as I'll have to go to the toilet and the pencillin is upsetting my stomach.
Work has been a bit shit.
Too slippy to get out as much as I'd like. Haven't had a run for a week.
Car bankrupted me in December and I desperately need to save for a new one.
Youngest teen has become vegan and I'm not convinced she's eating well, she's just cracked some health issues and I don't want her to slip back.

I nearly snarled on Teams meetings when they started with "happy new year!!". Piss off.

BeMintFatball · 08/01/2026 19:50

I am disabled as in I have epilepsy, migraines, arthritis and a pre cancerous blood condition. Add on to that I am receiving physio for tendinitis in both ankles, that’s quite an achievement to have it in both plus yesterday I strained my back so bad I couldn’t even out my own socks on this morning.

But is not all. My husband was recently diagnosed with a heart condition. My mother is a full time job being 88 years old running her life admin is a lot.

And then there are the adult kids still living with me. DD1 has a week long of truly awful food in prep for a medical procedure under sedation next week. DD2 with learning disabilities is in the middle of a psychotic episode and is so ill it’s breaking my heart. Literally everyone I hold dear is unwell. And the boiler is on the blink for good measure.

I’m barely functioning and my sleep pattern is out the window.

BetteButler · 08/01/2026 19:55

Dentist.😩££££. Boiler packed up, more ££££. Skint.. ah well.

Snowherefast · 08/01/2026 19:56

FFSToEverythingSince2020 · 08/01/2026 19:22

Worst and maybe last week of my life. My DH, and carer, is having a mental health breakdown while it looks like I might have cellulitis. I’m so incredibly sick and I’m not sure I’ll come through this.

That feeling of doom could (honestly, seriously) be a sign of sepsis - I really hope that you're getting iv antibiotics in a hospital...

Cellulitis is horrible, big sympathy from me

Please please make sure that you're receiving the correct treatment for this x

Sonolanona · 08/01/2026 19:58

Yep shit week.
Work sucks... I'm quitting after 20 years.
Granny care... baby is poorly so that's been hard
Cat left a giant turd in the bath this morning...
Dh has a severely injured shoulder and is trying to work in a lot of pain.
Fuck this week!

Barrellturn · 08/01/2026 19:59

Yes period from hell here too. Also gained over Xmas now trying to fast but just results in being pissed off half the day and then feeling sick after failing miserably and eating a load of leftover Xmas biscuits. DC just won't do anything they're asked.

Gazelda · 08/01/2026 19:59

I’m so sorry everyone’s having such an awful time. @FFSToEverythingSince2020is there any help you can access? Are you safe and comfortable?

sending wishes for a brighter tomorrow to everyone.

BetteButler · 08/01/2026 20:02

BeMintFatball · 08/01/2026 19:50

I am disabled as in I have epilepsy, migraines, arthritis and a pre cancerous blood condition. Add on to that I am receiving physio for tendinitis in both ankles, that’s quite an achievement to have it in both plus yesterday I strained my back so bad I couldn’t even out my own socks on this morning.

But is not all. My husband was recently diagnosed with a heart condition. My mother is a full time job being 88 years old running her life admin is a lot.

And then there are the adult kids still living with me. DD1 has a week long of truly awful food in prep for a medical procedure under sedation next week. DD2 with learning disabilities is in the middle of a psychotic episode and is so ill it’s breaking my heart. Literally everyone I hold dear is unwell. And the boiler is on the blink for good measure.

I’m barely functioning and my sleep pattern is out the window.

Sorry you are having such a rubbish time. Hope things improve for you and you're family xx

MrsLizzieDarcy · 08/01/2026 20:03

DH has been in persistent AF since Sunday, multiple visits to A & E/GP and still ongoing. Don't get me started on timewasters in A & E meaning you get 15 hour waits to see a Dr. He's understandably exhausted and not well enough to work meaning I'm doing everything at home and at our business (we work together). One of our employees was being an utter knob today and I very nearly told him to pack his stuff up and just fuck off. Whilst feeling so sorry for DH, I'm utterly exhausted as well thanks to the 3am discharges from A & E, and there's one more day to go. The house is a tip, and the dogs mithering me as they only had a short walk due to the weather.

I'm also muffling a large scream thinking this could be our future if he's in permanent AF....

Inwhitelights · 08/01/2026 20:04

I was going to say yes.. but I’m not sure I should now, some of these posts are pretty nasty. Hope things start to improve for everyone soon 💐

Mumblechum0 · 08/01/2026 20:07

Spent £4k on a holiday to get away from Xmas to lessen pain that
adult DS has gone NC
pissed with rain every day.
DH has a heart issue and spent all night in A and E.
properly pissed off with life,

hope everyone has a better week.

ShipshapeShore · 08/01/2026 20:11

My beloved cat was put to sleep yesterday. I miss him.

Momrage · 08/01/2026 20:17

DinoLil · 08/01/2026 18:06

Yep.
My sis was run over by a car.
My friend face planted the ground.
My neighbour fell up the kerb.
All hospital stays and I don't know who to fuss over first.
Another friend has had root canal work and is not happy.
My builder doing my bathroom renovation since October has faffed about so long that I've sacked him off. Everything leaks. I have no money to get anyone else in.
But, I have crisps. I shall eat crisps.

Forgot to buy crisps 😫

canuckup · 08/01/2026 20:20

Yeah it's bad

My shoes were squeaking in Zara today too. So I left.

Bastard